The short clip above shows a brilliant piece of one-touch football between United's midfield and attack, with Wayne Rooney eventually sending Juan Mata through down the right, but his cross is then cleared by an Inter defender.

Despite needing a penalty shootout to win the friendly which finished 0-0 in normal time, United looked a different team from the one who played under David Moyes last season.

High pressing, incisive passing and possession football were all on display as United dominated much of the 90-minute friendly.

United fans should be very encouraged to see their side playing exciting and inventive football, rather than the "cross and hope" strategy that we was deployed under Moyes for much of last season.

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Alex Dodd

Alex is a third year sports journalism student at Staffordshire University. As well as his love for sport he has a huge passion for technology and always has his eye on the breaking news in the tech world.